Dianne-
Then really you are arguing for a new content standard (not a subset
of an existing one) that bears the imprimatur of an agency with the
weight of a JSC. Surely there must be takers for this project?
Charley
Diane I. Hillmann wrote:
> Charley:
>
> I don't think the article argues that traditional libraries may well
> want to build a more detailed standard--the argument is whether
> that's the right place to start. I think it's also true that if we're
> serious about bringing together other communities in building a
> standard that supports interoperability in our now-very-diverse
> world, we must start from the top and build down. In that scenario
> the detailed library standard is one among many specialized standards
> all based on the same model and general rules.
>
> And I disagree STRONGLY with the statement you make below, that it is
> " ... easier to spin off a core standard from one that is full-blown
> rather than the other way around ..." It might have been true if the
> "full-blown" standard in question were not tied so closely to the
> card catalog and the pre-computer age, but that is manifestly not the
> situation we face.
>
> Diane
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